Fruiting body morphogenesis in submerged cultures of Myxococcus xanthus.
Induced by starvation, the development of fruiting bodies by Myxococcus xanthus on glass and plastic surfaces under a layer of liquid was followed microscopically. Calcium ions and a neutral pH were required for development of a Myxococcus strain that grew dispersed in liquid culture. Initially asymmetric aggregates later became round, and sporulation followed aggregation.
D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009231:Myxococcales / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D003470:Culture Media; D002118:Calcium